Manufacturing Operations Trainer & Capability Coach

Inspired Pet Nutrition Ltd; Crick; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (3 days in the office)

Annual bonus 10%

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Maternity/paternity leave

Dog-friendly workplace

Healthcare cashback

Electric car scheme

Free onsite parking

Onsite canteen

Job summary

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is seeking an Operational Trainer to build capability across manufacturing teams, delivering hands-on coaching, competency assessment and training in a busy environment.

You will work with Area Managers and Team Leaders to identify skills gaps, develop training materials, and maintain audit-ready records, ensuring safe working practices and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of production and manufacturing processes.
• Hands-on experience coaching, buddying or training people to learn new tasks.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to work with colleagues and managers at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on quality and maintaining accurate records.
• Basic working knowledge of Word, Excel, email and PowerPoint.
• Numeracy and literacy to at least Entry Level 2.
• Train the Trainer qualification or equivalent would be beneficial.
• Assessor qualification or equivalent would also be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assess colleague capability and competence, providing additional coaching and training where required.
• Work closely with Area Managers and Team Leaders to identify skills gaps and improve operational capability.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of operational training materials, SOPs and safe working practices.
• Deliver refresher training and support colleagues following changes to processes, equipment or working practices.
• Support training requirements arising from new factory installations, trials, NPD and process changes.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready training records and skills matrices.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of training, using observations, assessments and feedback to continually improve standards.
• Regularly audit and validate training and competence standards, taking action where gaps are identified.

Skills

Production processes

Coaching

Communication

Attention to detail

Numeracy & literacy (Entry Level 2)

Train the Trainer

Assessor qualification

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is seeking an Operational Trainer to build capability across manufacturing teams, delivering hands-on coaching, competency assessment and training in a busy environment.

You will work with Area Managers and Team Leaders to identify skills gaps, develop training materials, and maintain audit-ready records, ensuring safe working practices and continuous improvement.